Liberace's Chopsticks- Piano (Top View)

This is my own personal rendition of Liberace's Chopsticks based heavily on his own arrangement of the popular song. Also, I do not intend to use this performance for profit of any kind; I present it to you for solely your entertainment!

[@bradwms47]

Blows my mind each time I watch this!

[@keithajackson80]

David, you are the best there is, the best there was and the best there ever will be. Thumbs up if you agree!

[@MishelMAK]

ABSOLUTELY ASTONISHING!

[@redq4953]

I saw this video 5 years ago, and it's what made me want to learn piano. I'm not anywhere near this good, but nonetheless I've been playing ever since, so thank you!

[@MrPianoman421]

+Ana Jones That's so awesome! As a music educator, I love hearing stories like this!

[@afirulz]

OH MY GOD! More people needs to see your videos man, omfg, this is amazing!!!!!!

[@nodrog83]

Wow. That was truly, truly amaizing. That was a masterpiece. And to think, it was only chopsticks. WOW!!!

[@MessyCeccy]

Absolutely amazing!!!

[@RichInternationalAir]

Beautifully played. The cascades, the ENERGY. You truly capture the spirit of Liberace's style and finesse. I strive to be better, because of videos of talent like yours, David Brennan.

[@maxc246]

Bravo! That was fantastic!!!

[@shinyoung23]

absolutely amazing!!!

[@MrPianoman421]

@SaxCalypso 0:43 is an arpeggiated Db chord, so the notes are Db, F, & Ab sequentially. The other ones at 1:04 and 2:09 are both Ab arpeggios (Ab, C, & Eb).

[@sofiecontreras9997]

My inspiration! Amazing!!!

[@BillyJango]

I wasn't expecting that! magnificent !!!

[@Apolto6000]

That's sxcary how good and talented u r!! I've neverseen this be done! :) EXCELENTÉ!! :)

[@babypowduh]

Mind. Blown.

[@justdolphy2814]

This is SPECTACULAR. How fabulous that you transcribed it yourself; I always wondered if his version was written down anywhere. #YES

[@jax9715]

i can play this on the marimba but i havnt learned how to on the piano i wanna learn its amazing n bravo!

[@wgormly]

all of my childhood years just rolled into three and a half minutes!

[@Greenqueen1801]

U are more than extremely amazing I'm learning piano right now and hope I can eventually play that it would be like my dream

[@MrPianoman421]

@SaxCalypso It's an arpeggiated Ab7 chord, so the notes are Ab, C, Eb, & Gb (repeated sequentially obviously in an ascending manner). Hope that's what you were asking! :)

[@guccigav69]

Heyyy great job! You were my choir teacher! U da man

[@snhucycling]

amazing! bravo

[@brookelynn2018]

wow thats amazing i can only do the first part lol

[@MrBlue890]

HE IS AMAZING !!!!!!

[@louanstation7780]

Amazing !!

[@chickgonemad0123]

omg you are amazing!!!! well done!!!

[@lebluefuzzy]

Oh..my......Oh my gosh....holy...this is the most entertaining and amazing piece I've ever heard!! Is it possible to get music.to this.piece????

[@stonie00321]

OUTSTANDING!!!!?

[@LOONZ83]

perfection!!!!

[@sk8terGrlM]

Your hands were like drunk spiders dancing around the keys. It was fun to watch and really exciting :D

[@MrPianoman421]

@MrPianoman421 For those looking to buy a copy of the sheet music, try ordering from AX2Music instead since the Liberace Museum is closed.

[@lulu3jones]

omfg amazing big thumbs up man!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Madcook01Blogspot]

Holy Moses!!!! I closed my eyes and imagined lee doing this song. All is missing here is his Candle opera, and spung glass coat. Lol Way to go man.

[@AlyssaVillaluz]

This is so good!

[@Jentue]

Oh. My. Goodness. That was... amazing, to say the very least. =D You're amazing! ^^

[@jayverni]

AMAZING!

[@GottiSnafu]

Awesome !!!!!!

[@sk8terGrlM]

It's impossible not to want to dance to this :D

[@20vgl]

Amazing!!!'!!

[@TopherJC4]

This is great!

[@gimpaulm.2386]

this is epic man. amazing

[@9darby2]

Omg! AMAZING!!!!!

[@09106073576]

pure skill mate.

[@floak18]

dude, your hands have a mind of their own:)) you're great

[@MkE89]

EPIC!

[@millions2nette]

just WOW!!!!!

[@j.mechoi]

oh my gosh. you are so good.

[@omg3130]

WOW... That was amazing... Your extremely talented. That was brilliant, well done :)

[@isabellamartin349]

you were my teacher well helping out mrs. eby but I had fun when you were in our class but u left yesterday I hope u come visit sometime

[@CoolittleProductions]

EXCELLENT

[@500yen]

holy anime..... I wish I could play like you! your fingers are like flying! I only learnt a lil big of fur elis by KZbin this shows that there are people who are really good at piano :D

[@natedavis82]

my god that's amazing!

[@GitteRobertson]

WOOW GREAT!! LOVE it :D

[@asatourianR]

wow that was amazing. I've tried learning piano for years and I am still stuck at one level. Great work and keep at it as music is an amazing gift in life.

[@emiliocajal4102]

simplemente genial.

[@Shadowassasin14]

Reminds me of the movie "Who Framed Roger Rabbit". Very cool song!

[@rebeccalouiskozman]

you are talented!

[@TrillionGrams]

I would play that every time I saw a piano sitting unused if I has superpowers such as yours.

[@mopeded]

That was amazing. If at all possible, would you be willing to do it again, but a little slower, and with the camera right over the piano. I will pay you! I want to learn this so bad, and I'm sure others do to!

[@ashantifan1224]

awesome!

[@maxwellnicodemus1072]

Best. Student. Teacher. Ever.

[@franklinforey983]

WOW thats really good

[@thundersword1998]

wow! he is really good.

[@hb1014]

that would probably be the LAST the i learn on the piano! lol thats awesome thoise!

[@jlh2667]

@MrPianoman421: Superb performance!!! I can definitely use your performance to do it. Btw, I have one questiondid you use sheet music or ... by ear? thanks

[@sarahmachine991]

OMG i think my eyes just pooped out because ur so fast and good😁

[@demonycruzli]

Standing ovation!!

[@DonovanSheehan]

unreal!!!

[@higgleydigquig]

I really want to learn this! i have been playing for nearly 10 years!! and want to learn this. my piano teacher and i cant find it! how did you learn it ? did you just watch liberace and then learn by ear ?

[@shadowronnoc]

That. is talent.

[@EyleahJohnsonR]

You are AMAZING!!!!!! Just wondering...How long did it take you to learn this song? Is it as hard as it looks? I would love to be able to play that song! Do you know where I can get sheet music. Write back soon. Thanks! and KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!!!! :)

[@dlairdc]

@MrPianoman421 I love your rendition, but the I cannot find anywhere on the Liberace site where I might purchase the music. They seem to be having monetary difficulties. I'd love to get a copy of that sheet music. Do you know anywhere else one could go?

[@joeymeyers282]

Mr. Brennan. You're awesome and stuff!!!!!!!!! btw it's Joey :P

[@elinapiano889]

magnifique

[@SoulTrain101]

Great job! I see you played the "boogie" part (2:33) the sheet music transcription added. Liberace didn't actually play that in his performance...did you just keep it because you liked it, or because of something else?

[@SoulTrain101]

Great job! I see you played the "boogie" part (2:33) the sheet music transcription added. Liberace didn't actually play that in his performance...did you just keep it because you liked it, or because of something else

[@EyleahJohnsonR]

May I please get the sheet music from you! I will happily buy it. You are AMAZING!! Great job! :)

[@MrPianoman421]

@efire08 Actually, the boogie section of the song is part of Liberace's performance. It just so happens that the most popular videos of his "Chopsticks" on KZbin are cut short. Search "Liberace Chopsticks" and look at the video "Liberace Chopsticks.wmv" by showmanlee. That's the full version. (Again, as my video description says, I did tweak the end a bit, but the part you referenced in the sheet music was indeed part of Liberace's original performance). :)

[@MrPianoman421]

@lomtevas I know this isn't the answer you to want to hear, but it just comes with practice! The more comfortable you get with playing in general and the more you can internalize the music and feel the rhythm inside yourself, the less concerned you become about playing something "exactly right." Yes, that has it's time and place, but sometimes doing small things can make something look really impressive (i.e. arpeggiate 8ves instead of just playing one after the other). Be creative & have fun!

[@ITSMAIAJENKINS]

My eyes couldn't keep up with your hands!

[@XxBrainboxxX]

...WOAH...you kinda blew my mind :D

[@andyrooney12]

It looks like you have a Yamaha DGX-520 or a very similar keyboard. Can you help? I have one also but it is impossible for me to see anything on my screen. The screen is nice & bright when I turn on the keyboard but for some reason all of the text/lines are very very faint. Is that happening because of some settings or is it like that because of damage? The only thing I could have ever done to damage it is that one time I used some sort of household cleaning product to clean my entire keyboard.

[@ElmoPiano]

Thanks for posting your version of Liberace's classic version of "Chopsticks". The sheet music for Liberace's original piano part for "Chopsticks" can be found at manymidi.com/sheetmusic.htm - a note-for-note transcription.

[@MrPianoman421]

@jlh2667 I did use the sheet music transcription of Liberace's rendition, but after going through it, I quickly realized that it was slightly less complicated than how he actually performed it, so I did have to add to the sheet music a bit, and after doing that, I figured it wouldn't be too much more work to add on a different ending too, so that's why my ending is different from Liberace's as well. Hope that answers your question: mostly sheet music, but extra added where needed!

[@scottisthebest3210]

awsome it so cool how you can go so fast. i can play it to but not that fast!

[@yoyoowho]

This is amazing!!

[@abasvee]

Damn good...

[@lomtevas]

This is wonderful! Your version sounds exactly as Liberace would have played it. Now you have to explain what guided you to the runs, jumps and the voicing.

[@lomtevas]

@MrPianoman421 So how did you do those exquisite runs?

[@jezbeasley]

I really like it I would like to do that

[@MrPianoman421]

For everyone who is interested, you can purchase the sheet music at the Liberace Museum Website. The sheet music does a pretty good job, but there are a few things that Liberace did in his own performances that aren't written exactly in the music, but they aren't too hard to figure out with a little work. Also, the ending in my video is my own, but pretty easy to figure out too -- just some scales and repeated cadences. :)

[@lenovotablet606]

He is extremely talented wow how did u get it in high def

[@mkonjibhu123234345]

no offense to this guy but with my computer and video editing background to me it looks like this video was sped up a bit, but i have to admit even for sped up this is amazing

[@SaxCalypso]

@MrPianoman421 oh yes it was ty very much.... now how about the one at 0:43 ???

[@jonmarren]

I really like you're rendition of this and would like to learn it to possibly use it as my music GCSE performance peice, contact me please

[@kev1kaz1]

Just wow :0)

[@Christrocks1000]

yo dude that was great where did you get the music sheet? i wanted to played this when it was play in TOm and Jerry :3

[@MrPianoman421]

@mkonjibhu123234345 I do plenty of videography myself as well actually, and I can tell you that this video was not altered in any way. There are many days I wish I had recorded this with less clutter in the background, but because I didn't, I've just left the video up in this form as it is because of the number of views it's still managed to accrue. Nothing was edited at all though... perhaps the 24 fps I shot it at looks deceiving to the eye? Who knows! :) Still, thanks for the kind comment!

[@Guitarsearcherxgen]

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[@Roslynn777]

magnificent! I only know the simple version.